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Friday, September 7, 2012

What Would the Neighbours Think?

Welcome to the second edition of the "I'm a Natural Parent - BUT..." Carnival

This post was written for inclusion in the carnival hosted by The Artful Mama and our feminist {play}school.
During this carnival our participants have focused on how mainstream
society has affected their natural parenting and how they have come to
peace with this.

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I'm not so sure a "natural" parent is my title...more like "gentleish" parent. I have two little boys whom are my focus right now, although my almost 3 year old would swear he is an only child...as he is the majority holder of my attentions these days. I'm not going to lie, people say it will get easier...but I just don't see it yet. And with the need for my help at every bodily function, it's challenging just to survive.

So here's my big confession.....ready....since May I've been letting my older son pee outside in our backyard. It's the only way he will go on his own and seriously, with a baby in my arms I need him just to do this. We actually didn't think it was such a big deal until my mother-in-law came to town and was mortified the first time he did it. "what will the neighbors think, he's going to think its "normal" behaviour, that's just plain rude!" rang in my ears. Then I started thinking maybe she was right; and it's too late now...what am I going to do? *laughs*** It's not like he will do it forever....will he? I'm sure once the cold weather hits all will right itself in our world. But until then...what will the neighbours think?

Teresa
Goldstein is a self professed "gentle-ish" parent of two boys; who
spends the majority of her time laughing, loving and living the daily
high jinx life has to offer.

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This post made me laugh! I,
too, have a son who takes advantage of his male anatomy to urinate in
unusual places. For awhile he loved to use a large cup or bottle, and
for a few weeks he would try to time things so that someone else was
using the toilet and he could then use the shower. Now that he is a
little older, he is much more conventional, but I have no intentions of
mentioning this post to him lest it give him ideas! Thank you for
letting me host this, Teresa! :)

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This carnival was created by The Artful Mama and Natural Parents Network.
We recognize that "natural parenting" means different things to
different families, and we are dedicated to providing a safe place for
all families, regardless of where they are in their parenting journeys.

Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:

I'm a Natural Parent- BUT... - Carrie at Frugal Foodie Mama says "We breastfeed. We co-sleep. We babywear. But we do not cloth diaper. This post is about my reasons why I haven't, and why I would still like to try it."

French Fries and Diaper Blowouts - Arpita hosts a guest post detailing how, just every once in a while, the chaos of running a business can hamper even the most regimented natural parenting plans, and the sometimes messy (and stinky!) consequences!

Confessions of a mostly natural parent - Jessica of Crunchy Chewy Mama feels good about many of the choices she makes but there are things she wants her kids to do, practice, and believes that she is not modeling for them.

2 comments:

Anonymous
said...

With the new baby I am so done with diapers for my big guy, so we've been letting him run naked in the yard this past week, doing some extreme EC. Hopefully he will learn to go in his potty inside as well sometime soon but for now it's keeping the diaper laundry down!My neighbors think its hilarious lol